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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Beit known that I, HENRY SMITH, Jr., of Summit, in the county of Schoharie, and State of New York, have invented a, new and useful Improvement in Cofins; and I do hereby declare thu-t the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,1-ef erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which` v Figure 1 is a. top view of my improved coflin, the smell detachable lid or cover being removed.

Figure 2 is a. detail view of the detachable cover, showing its form.

Figure 3 is a. vertical cross-section, taken through the line fr, iig. l.`

Figure 4 is a. vertical cross-section, taken through the line y y, fig. I.

-Similairletters of reference indicate like parts.'

My invention consists in combining a, frame, prepared for the reception of a glass plate, with. the lid or cover of the coliu in such a way that the upper side of said frame shall be'lush with the upper surface of the said lid or cover, and in the combination of a small detachable .lid or 'cover with the niein lid, in suclr a. wa-y that the said small lid shall cover the frame and secure it in its pluce. l

A is the main body of the coiliu, which is mede iu the usual Imann-er. B is the lid or top of the coli-in, which is securedinpluce with screws in the usual manner, so that it muy be removed when desired, for the insertion of the corpse, or for :my other purpose. In the broeder or hen-d peri"l of the lid B is formed :in elliptical opening, or the end of seid opening muy be made to correspond with the shape orl outline of the end oi' the coin, as shown in iig.A 1. This opening is formed with a shoulder around it, upon which the frznne C rests, as shown in fig. 3. The fra-me C is made of such a shape as to tit accurately into the opening in the lid B, so as to prevent the escalpe of any unpleasant efluvia., and render it perfectly sui'e to look :Lt the corpse even when dez-1th was caused by some contagious disease. D is a. small detachable lid or cover, which may be mede in the general form of the opening through the lid C, and should be of such a. size as to cover the frame C and overlap the cover B, so that it may be secured to said cover by two or more screws, and thus secure the said freine Vin place. A glass plate muy be secured in the frame C, in the same manner as glass is secured in a, Window-sash.

When the colin is constructed in this manner, the smell cover D can readily be removed, to allow the corpse to be seen. The frame C can also be removed when desired and it is prudent to do so, which allows thev corpse to be seen as distinctly as if the entire cover had been removed.

WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Paterrt, is- The combination of the frame C, prepared for the reception of a. glass plete, with the cover B of the Collin, in such a manner that the upper side of said frame may be Hush with the upper surface of the seid cover,

substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

HENRY SMITH, JR.

Witnesses:

E. Lt BROWN, GIDEON YOUNG. 

